present participle of button up

plural of belly-button

plural of belly button

(transitive) To fasten with a button or buttons. / (intransitive) To fasten all the buttons on a coat, or similar item of clothing, to keep warm.

(simile) Very cute.

present participle of button mash

(video games) The act of repeatedly pressing random buttons on a video game controller in hopes of executing attacks and/or other various motions found in video games.

Of a collar, able to be buttoned down to the shirt, as over a necktie. / (idiomatic) Serious; staid; businesslike. / (idiomatic) Conservative; conventional; unimaginative.

A shirt with a button-down collar

A button on a corset.